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iShares MSCI Global Select Metals & Mining Producers Fund backtest

10 trend-following strategies were compared on the full daily history of iShares MSCI Global Select Metals & Mining Producers Fund. 6 beat buy-and-hold CAGR; ROC 모멘텀 ranks first by Sharpe, matching the main backtester. The return/drawdown alternative is ROC 모멘텀 (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -21.3%).

Data 2012-02-02 ~ 2026-08-31daily bars 3,665 (14.6 years)Costs 0.5%Venue ARCXMonthly snapshot 2026-08-31

Results by strategy

6 of 10 beat buy and hold (CAGR 1.5%, drawdown -74.0%).

Sharpe leader (same as main): ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR 4.6%, MDD -21.3%, Sharpe 0.46, 16% exposure.

CAGR reference leader: SMA 크로스오버 — CAGR 6.1%, MDD -43.8%, exposure 51%.

Return/drawdown alternative: ROC 모멘텀 — CAGR is 3.1%p higher than buy and hold, while drawdown improves by 52.7%p (CAGR 4.6%, MDD -21.3%, exposure 16%).

The alternative must retain 75% of buy-and-hold CAGR, improve drawdown by at least 20% and 5 percentage points, and stay below 95% exposure; the ranking weights return retention 60% and drawdown improvement 40%.

Strategy · parametersCAGRMDDSharpeCalmarTotalTradesExposure
ROC 모멘텀
n=122, threshold=0.23
4.6%-21.3%0.460.221.9x6016%
SMA 크로스오버
fast=21, slow=111
6.1%-43.8%0.420.142.4x3551%
볼린저 밴드 돌파
n=62, k=1.3
4.6%-26.3%0.360.181.9x6141%
EMA 크로스오버
fast=31, slow=40
4.3%-45.6%0.320.091.9x4951%
Donchian 채널 돌파
entryN=42, exitN=59
3.4%-53.5%0.270.061.6x3760%
Keltner 채널 돌파
emaPeriod=59, atrPeriod=23, mult=2.8
2.5%-36.9%0.240.071.4x5534%
Supertrend
period=8, mult=3.7
-0.3%-46.9%0.07-0.011.0x10150%
ADX / DI 방향성
period=17, threshold=33
0.2%-13.1%0.070.021.0x164%
Parabolic SAR
step=0.005, maxStep=0.32
-0.9%-48.1%0.05-0.020.9x12752%
MACD
fast=13, slow=27, signal=14
-2.4%-58.0%-0.03-0.040.7x22550%
Buy and hold1.5%-74.0%0.200.021.2x1100%
1x 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 SMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀Buy and hold
ROC 모멘텀 (Sharpe leader), SMA 크로스오버 (CAGR reference), Buy and hold.
0% -18% -37% -55% -74% 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 Buy and holdSMA 크로스오버ROC 모멘텀
ROC 모멘텀 maximum drawdown -21.3% (2026-02-25 → 2026-03-27), prior peak not yet recovered.

Rules of the top strategy

Rides the trend when recent return (momentum) over a window is above a threshold.

Method and caveats

Past performance does not guarantee future returns. Parameters were carried forward from the latest full optimization and replayed on this monthly dataset. 0.5% trading costs are included; taxes, slippage and rejected orders are not.
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